MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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